Alessandra Ambrosio

Template:Female adult bio Alessandra Ambrosio (born April 11, 1981) is a Brazilian supermodel. Her last name is spelled in Portuguese as Ambrósio, but she omits the diacritic mark in her modeling work. She is one of the faces of Guess?, Next (UK) and one of the Victoria's Secret Angels.

Alessandra Ambrosio was part of the deluge of Brazilian models that emerged after Gisele Bündchen opened the floodgates. One of the star models of that group, of which fellow Victoria's Secret/Guess? Model (and best friend) Ana Beatriz Barros is a member, the 5 ft 9 in, light brown-haired Ambrosio accumulated quite a career in the late 1990's into the next century. Ambrosio was born in Erexim, a small town in the south. As an early teen, she enrolled in a modeling class and subsequently was entered in the Elite modeling agency's 1996 Look of the Year competition. Though she did not win, she was offered an Elite contract one year after.

Her first modeling job was the cover of the Brazilian Marie Claire, and Ambrosio followed with other editorial work, but it was not long after that the Marcianos at Guess signed Ambrosio for their fall Millennium campaign in 2000. Her lucrative print career began with being a Guess? Girl and continued with deals with Revlon and Victoria's Secret. Ambrosio walked the VS runway for the first time in 2000 and continued to be a fixture in subsequent shows. Ambrosio was also picked to be the spokesmodel for the 2004 Pink line by Victoria's Secret.

Facts and stats

Height: 5 ft 9 in (178 cm)
Measurements: 34-23-34 (US); 86-61-86 (EU)
Weight: 112 lbs
Dress Size: 2 (US); 38 (EU)
Shoe Size: 9 (US); 40 (EU)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Light brown (naturally dark brown)
Ethnicity: Italian/Polish
Nationality: Brazilian
Representation: Marilyn, Elite
Favorite workout/sport: Surfing, roller blading, capoeira
Favorite designer: Dolce & Gabbana
She has pierced ears, navel, and nose.

Trivia

Her best friend is fellow Brazilian supermodel Ana Beatriz Barros.
As a child, she felt insecure about her appearance, particularly of her large, obvious ears. At age 11, she had her ears surgically pushed back.
At the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2005, she wore bra and panties made entirely out of candy and a pair of angel wings.
She appeared in the MTV show Slater Celebrity Surfer Invitational recently, earning a small award.
On a 2005 Supermodel episode of The Tyra Banks Show, she admitted that she had plastic surgery on her ears, saying that they were too large. Because the surgery had been a bad experience for her, she says she is self-discouraged from having plastic surgery again, despite the fact that she would prefer larger breasts as a Victoria's Secret model.
She appeared on the Bravo show Project Runway (Season 2) as a guest judge on the episode "Team Lingerie".
Her favourite music at the moment is SUNIT & RAXSTAR from the UK
When she's not modeling, she spends her time with her model/club promoter boyfriend of two and a half years, Jayson Lee (although she has been romantically linked to fellow model Marcelo Boldrini).
She enjoys sandboarding and lounging on the beach listening to Brazilian music.
Her favorite place in the world still remains her tiny hometown, and having traveled the world has not convinced her otherwise.

Notable work

Editorial

Runway

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